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31% of Americans Prefer to Sleep With a Pet

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Man sleeping with a dogCarpenter Co., which makes pillows and mattress pads, released the findings of its "Sleep Better" survey.

Among the findings is that 31% of Americans who own a pet, allow their pet to sleep in bed with them.

The Sleep Better survey was conducted to find out the leading causes of poor sleep, hence this finding was presented as a reason why people don't sleep well.

Carpenter Co. got together with Dr. Michael Breus, a sleep expert, to comment on the findings, which he replied...
Co-sleeping is certainly a preference and there is some data to suggest it helps promote a better relationship, but co-sleeping with an animal is not really a good idea. Sleeping with pets in the bed can cause an increase in allergen exposure, frequent awakenings due to movement, and in some cases fleas!
I suppose its a valid argument, but if pet owners are already allowing their pets to sleep with them, it's probably because it's not a bother to them.

We ran some articles on this subject before:

2 Comments:

  • Sleep with A pet! wimps...

    Our queen bed usually ends up with (in addition to two decently large humans) my medium-size dog and 6 cats.

    When I get up the dog migrates up to lay her head on my pillows, until my other half gets up.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:33 AM, March 27, 2006  

  • I have 2 golden Retrievers and a Pug Austrailian Cattle Dog Mix and They all Sleep on my twin size mattress with me and I have no trouble sleeping.I think it is a comfort to have your best buddies sleep in the same bed as you.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:05 AM, July 18, 2007  

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